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Peter Sutherland, former United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration and Development, is former Director General of the World Trade Organization, EU Commissioner for Competition, and Attorney General of Ireland.

Jun 17, 2016Mark Leonard
, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, examines how Kofi Annan, George Soros, Peter Sutherland, and others are thinking about a challenge that is only getting bigger.

The problem is advocates who argue for all and open migration - rather than the processing of genuine refugees who have legal right of security and protection. Arguing a right which does not exist for economic migrants just damages the treatment of genuine refugees as genuine refugees know. But stupid is as stupid does

Peter, eliminate inequality in society, problems solved. Citizens need to feel that they belong to a true and fair system. That they are able to build a safe and sound family life, that their children are guaranteed a relatively good standard of living and not be overburdened with untrue debt and excessive cost of living (whether through income “wage” devaluation or increased taxation). The problems are internal, meaning at home, and not external. Allow local citizens to live comfortable, safe and free lives and produce healthy new generations, and then you eliminate the need for migration.